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Product InfoDrainage
Categories Rainfall
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 28, 2026

Optional Temporal Distribution setting

I teach InfoDrainage and have had multiple students now express the desire to have the Temporal Distribution be optional. The response has been based on location where some (such as FL) liked this extra level of detail. Others (in dryer areas) expressed they would not want to use this and wish this could have a toggle option of not assigning anything.

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    Javier Soto
    Aug 3, 2026

    Thank you for this feedback.

    Temporal Distribution defines how rainfall is distributed over a storm duration and is required for Dynamic analysis, as the engine needs a hyetograph. However, it is not required for Static analysis using the Modified Rational method as this uses peak intensity from IDF data instead. This can be toggled under Analysis Criteria, in the Analysis ribbon